Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:15:45 +0100 From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@FreeBSD.org> To: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Custom VESA modes on FreeBSD 7? Message-ID: <20080702121545.GA7515@phi.local> In-Reply-To: <20080628191533.367ad223@bhuda.mired.org> References: <20080628191533.367ad223@bhuda.mired.org>
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On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 07:15:33PM -0400, Mike Meyer wrote: > I'm trying to get FreeBSD 7-RELEASE running in a VirtualBox VM to use > all of my LCD panel in X. The running X is using the vesa driver, > which should be cool for this, as VirtualBox has provisions for > creating custom vesa modes. And in fact, the Xorg.0.log file shows > that it sees the new mode - but it doesn't use it. > > The VirtualBox docs note that for Linux to use such a mode, you have > to provide a "vga" command line option with the new mode # in it to > the linux kernel. None of the FreeBSD boot parameters seem applicable > here. > > Basically, the question is - what do I have to do to get the X.org > vesa driver to use a non-standard vesa mode on FreeBSD? Is there any > other information I can attach that might help with this? Maybe you need to add a correct ModeLine to your xorg config file ? A quick Google search returned: http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=59 HTH, -- Rui Paulo
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